Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues

Regular season · Sunday, December 27, 2009 · Scottrade Center

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5–3

24–35

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 5–3 on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Scottrade Center. The Blues outshot the Sabres 35–24.

Alexander Steen scored twice, Mike Grier scored twice and Tim Connolly scored twice. Jochen Hecht and Eric Brewer also scored.

Patrick Lalime made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Ty Conklin stopped 19 of 24.

Goals
BUF	1	1	3	5	24
STL	1	2	0	3	35

Scoring

1st period

Alexander Steen (1)Unassisted0–110:12 STL
Jochen Hecht (1)Jason Pominville (1), Tim Connolly (1)1–115:52 BUF

2nd period

Mike Grier (1)Tim Kennedy (1), Chris Butler (1)2–107:47 BUF
Eric Brewer (1)Keith Tkachuk (1)2–209:14 STL
Alexander Steen (2)Brad Winchester (1), Patrik Berglund (1)2–315:24 STL

3rd period

Mike Grier (2)Tim Kennedy (2), Thomas Vanek (1)3–303:15 BUF
Tim Connolly (1)Chris Butler (2), Jason Pominville (2)4–307:22 BUF ·
Tim Connolly (2)Mike Grier (1), Tyler Myers (1)5–316:44 BUF ·

Team stats

BUFSTL

2435

37%63%

1/40/5

1715

1414

177

39

55

Penalties

0:37 into the first periodB.J. Crombeen · fighting5 min
0:37 into the first periodB.J. Crombeen · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
0:37 into the first periodPatrick Kaleta · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
0:37 into the first periodCraig Rivet · fighting5 min
13:09 into the first periodCarlo Colaiacovo · cross checking2 min
16:23 into the first periodPatrick Kaleta · interference2 min
18:34 into the first periodPatrick Kaleta · elbowing2 min
0:56 into the second periodBarret Jackman · boarding2 min
2:21 into the second periodT.J. Oshie · tripping2 min
4:47 into the second periodAdam Mair · tripping2 min
6:32 into the third periodErik Johnson · holding2 min
11:08 into the third periodSteve Montador · interference2 min
15:35 into the third periodJochen Hecht · hooking2 min

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

19Tim ConnollyC	2	1	3	+2	5	0	2	0	42	18:16
25Mike GrierR	2	1	3	+3	5	0	1	0	–	19:11
13Tim KennedyL	0	2	2	+2	1	1	0	0	25	16:45
29Jason PominvilleR	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	0	–	19:24
34Chris ButlerD	0	2	2	−2	1	1	0	0	–	13:57
26Thomas VanekL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	17:45
55Jochen HechtC	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0	2	–	17:33
57Tyler MyersD	0	1	1	+2	0	2	4	0	–	25:49
22Adam MairC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	2	–	09:55
28Paul GaustadC	0	0	0	−2	1	4	2	0	42	18:58
36Patrick KaletaR	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	6	–	06:46
37Matt EllisL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	0	60	10:47
41Clarke MacArthurL	0	0	0	−2	1	0	0	0	–	12:22
4Steve MontadorD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	4	2	–	19:29
5Toni LydmanD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	–	19:45
10Henrik TallinderD	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	–	22:31
44Andrej SekeraD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	0	–	07:03
52Craig RivetD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	1	5	–	13:44

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30Ryan MillerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
40Patrick LalimeG	W	35	32	3	.914	60:00

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters

20Alexander SteenC	2	0	2	+1	7	0	0	0	–	20:11
7Keith TkachukC	0	1	1	−1	2	2	0	0	70	17:32
15Brad WinchesterL	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	–	08:10
21Patrik BerglundC	0	1	1	+1	3	1	1	0	50	16:59
4Eric BrewerD	1	0	1	−1	4	2	0	0	–	21:56
9Paul KariyaL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	04:26
10Andy McDonaldC	0	0	0	−2	3	0	0	0	100	20:24
18Jay McClementC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	80	12:24
22Brad BoyesR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	33	18:44
26B.J. CrombeenR	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	7	–	09:38
42David BackesR	0	0	0	−1	3	3	0	0	50	18:02
57David PerronL	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	17:02
74T.J. OshieC	0	0	0	−1	2	0	1	2	–	17:20
5Barret JackmanD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	20:24
6Erik JohnsonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	22:07
28Carlo ColaiacovoD	0	0	0	−1	2	2	2	2	–	18:25
43Mike WeaverD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	15:03
46Roman PolakD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	16:10

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie
29Ty ConklinG	L	24	19	5	.792	58:13
50Chris MasonG		0	0	0	–	00:00